Flight

Flight is a solo instrumental track by sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar. The composition appears on her 2013 studio album Traces of You. The piece lasts 3 minutes and 38 seconds. Shankar performs the sitar throughout, accompanied by minimal percussion and ambient textures. The track employs a mid-tempo alap structure that gradually builds intensity before resolving into a rhythmic gat section. Flight reflects Shankar’s fusion of Hindustani classical traditions with contemporary electronic and ambient influences.

The album Traces of You was released on October 4, 2013, under the Deutsche Grammophon label. It features collaborations with Norah Jones, Shankar’s half-sister, though Flight remains a solo performance. The track does not include vocal elements. The composition’s melodic development adheres to raga conventions while incorporating modern production techniques. Specific raga details and tala cycles are not publicly documented for this recording.